Pacu how many for a 55 gallon tank

[benzjamin13]

Pacus are always an excuse to get a bigger tank

 

[guppy]

Yeah, unfortunately pacu can grow to over 65 lbs.

 

[duke33]

Damn petstores. Find a home for them bro.

 

[Crazy Taco]

yeah find someone to give them to. They are wonderful fish and need a HUGE pond to house them.

 

[pbass510]

Insted of having Pacu's, keep Silver Dollars. They stay smaller and look the same. And yes, will fit in your 55G.

Z

sounds like a smarter idea

 

[brich999]

hope you are wearing a nomex flame retardent suit, but you kinda brought this one on yourself. how many pacus? probably maybe 1/5th of an adult? prob less. this is the reason they shouldnt sell these guys cheap at every lfs on the planet

 

[pacu mom]

sounds like a smarter idea

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[Itsadeepbluesea]

0 pacu for a 55 they get really big and are not capable of being kept in a 55

 

[Hector Morales-Rosado]

you can't keep them in the 55g long term, they're going to eventually get over 2' long each and need a pretty substantial sized tank(over 300g)

I had a Red Belly Pacu in a 29 gal. tank for years. They tend to grow depending on the tank size, at least, that has been my experience. Mine grew about 13 inches, was very active and healthy. I had to move and gave it to a friend. It lived with him, in the same tank for about 2 years more, until he took it to a lake. We both, maintain excellent filtration and abide by a 30% water change every month, and we fed it vegetables and and blood worms.

 

[moe214]

I had a Red Belly Pacu in a 29 gal. tank for years. They tend to grow depending on the tank size, at least, that has been my experience. Mine grew about 13 inches, was very active and healthy. I had to move and gave it to a friend. It lived with him, in the same tank for about 2 years more, until he took it to a lake. We both, maintain excellent filtration and abide by a 30% water change every month, and we fed it vegetables and and blood worms.

That's terrible. Stunting the fish to that degree and still not giving it room to stretch.